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American Busted Twice in 3 Days Smuggling Mayan Artifacts Out of Guatemala
Stephanie Jolluck, who works as a photographer and designer in Guatemala, celebrated the country's rich culture via her internet presence.
The US Just Put a $10 Million Bounty on an Unknown Cartel Leader
The leader of the Guatemala-based Huistas cartel, Eugenio Darío Molina-López “Molina,” has a higher price on his head than El Chapo’s sons.
Violent Drug-Trafficking Queenpin Now Facing Conspiracy Charges in the US
Little was known about the charges against Marta Julia Lorenzana-Cordon when she was arrested last year, but recently unsealed documents shed fresh light on her alleged crimes.
Powerful Guatemalan Family Busted for Smuggling Migrants Who Ended Up Dead
Most of the victims of a massacre near the US-Mexico border in January last year were migrants being smuggled from the town of Comitancillo, Guatemala.
The ‘El Chapo’ of Guatemala Is a Woman
Marixa and her sister Mayra turned local politics into a blood sport on the Guatemala–El Salvador border.
How a Single Mom Became the Boss of Guatemala’s Drug Lords
Three women worked together to run cocaine from Colombia to the United States.
Las Patronas: The Rise of Female Drug Bosses in Latin America
VICE World News brings you exclusive reporting from Latin America’s criminal underworld on the boss women you’ve never heard of.
Video Shows Suspected Narcos Threatening Police for Stealing Their Drugs
The theft of drug shipments is common in Latin America, where drug trafficking is rife, and usually perpetrated by rival groups or their allies in local security.
Human Smugglers Are Luring Pregnant Women to the Border With Lies on Facebook
With Facebook ads and a WhatsApp business account, smuggling networks are promising pregnant women and mothers swift entry into the U.S.
The US Is Getting Another Statue of Liberty, Maybe It’ll Work This Time
The U.S. has clearly not internalized all of the “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses” stuff.
Video Shows 5-Year-Old Girl Wandering Alone by the US-Mexico Border Wall
The girl said that her parents were in the U.S., but did not have any contact information for them.
After His Model Wife Was Murdered, Jailed Drug Lord Allegedly Had 6 Inmates Beheaded
The latest violent incident in a Guatemalan prison shows the government's lack of control over its penitentiary system.